Bug & Seek vs Teablin Teashop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bug & Seek
Become a bug collector in a peaceful simulation game. Catch over 200 real insects, customize your insectarium, and explore a charming town with a light mystery. Enjoy simple, stress-free gameplay and learn interesting facts about bugs.
- Catch 200+ real insects
- Customize and expand insectarium
- Explore the world
- Meet locals and solve mystery
- Simple, stress-free gameplay
- Bug-based economy
- Learn real bug facts
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Catch 200+ real life bugs in this peaceful creature collector. You’ve bought the local insectarium (bug zoo) in the cozy town of Buggburg, so start swinging your net to build your dream bug collection and create the best insectarium Buggburg has ever seen. Developed by a tiny, two-person dev team, Bug & Seek is a relaxing bug-catching game with a mystery twist and pixel art bugs. You've just bought an abandoned Insectarium (bug zoo)—congratulations! Now, go catch real-life bugs, build your collection, and level up your skills. Bug & Seek features a very simple and peaceful gameplay loop, no stress, and no wrong choices. So relax and enjoy all those bugs (and learn about them too)! * Discover 200+ adorable and real insects * Customize and Expand Your Insectarium * Explore The World * Meet the Locals * Solve the Mystery What to Expect: * Simple Game Mechanics — Explore, shake objects to reveal hiding bugs, and swing your net. Bug & Seek was meant to be easy, peaceful, and stress-free. A leveling system increases the rarity of bugs you can catch, and some special items boost your chances too. * A Bug-Based Economy — To earn money, you will have to sell bugs at the stores and for jobs and quests. But don't worry, you will be able to catch more! * Cozy, Humorous Vibes — The cute little town of Buggburg to explore, lots of goofy and bug-obsessed NPC's, bugs with personalities and jokes, and a fun mystery about someone stealing a bunch of bugs. * Light Customization — There are a handful of adorable new decoration sets, and even a few new clothing items you can acquire. * Real Facts and Information — Every bug in the game is a real bug, and you'll learn things like why bugs are so important to biodiversity and environmental health. What Bug & Seek DOES NOT have: * Challenging gameplay; the gameplay loop in Bug & Seek is very simple. * Mini games; if you swing your net at a bug, you will catch it. * Energy meters or sleep requirements; after all, you can only catch certain bugs at night. * Multiplayer options; * Combat; while bugs in real life do attack and eat other bugs, they don't in Bug & Seek, and you won't fight NPC's with your bugs. The bugs also do not carry swords or wear medieval armor, as fun as that might sound. * Romance; while you can talk to NPC's, and do jobs for them involving catching bugs, you cannot romance them, nor can you romance the bugs, regardless of the superpowers that might give to your offspring.
Teablin Teashop
Raise adorable creatures and manage a charming tea shop in this fairy-tale-like simulation game. Bond with your pets to improve their tea-making abilities and satisfy demanding customers. Decorate your garden and collect unique teabags to progress through heartwarming stories.
- Raise over 60 types of Teablins
- Bond with pets through feeding, washing, and chatting
- Run and manage a tea shop
- Decorate your garden with facilities
- Collect various teabags
- Progress through heartwarming stories
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Raise cute Teablins and run the tea shop together! "Teablin Teashop" is a cute fairy-tale-like game with a combination of Pet Simulation and Tycoon. Player must take care of Teablins, and they will make delicious teabags in return. Together, lead the shop and face heartwarming stories as you proceed on the stage. [Let's raise Teablins] There are more than 60 types of Teablins to collect! The player can bond with them by feeding, washing, and chating. Feeling closer with players, Teablins enhances their abilities and makes more delicious tea. [Let's run a tea shop] As you progress through the stage, you will encounter customers with increasingly demanding tastes. If you satisfy them and build a certain level of reputation, you can move on to the next stage, and you will meet new faces. [Let's decorate the garden] Various facilities and decorations can be built in the garden where Teablins roam freely. Some facilities affect the state of Teablins, such as improving cleanliness or reducing satiety. [Let's collect teabags] Teablins roaming the garden periodically produce teabags. The more they bond with players, the tastier teabags get. Collect them to make tea for customers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Teablin Teashop at 195 against Bug & Seek's 62. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bug & Seek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Teablin Teashop sells 37 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bug & Seek against 4.8 for Teablin Teashop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 195 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Bug & Seek's written reviews are positive against 81% of Teablin Teashop's.
Bug & Seek ships an update weekly, Teablin Teashop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bug & Seek | Teablin Teashop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (62 ratings) | 4.8 (195 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 81.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 487 MB | 475 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | So Peculiar, LLC | SOO YEON SEO |
Customer experience
Bug & Seek
Teablin Teashop
User reviews
Bug & Seek
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Brings so much joy
- 🎨 Beautiful art and colors
- 😌 Peaceful and relaxing gameplay
- 💡 Lots of love put into it
- 💯 Highly recommended
Room to improve
- 🎮 No controller support
- 📱 Thumbs on screen
- 💰 Majority of game behind paywall
- 💸 Full version costs $10
- 📱 Ads on iOS are disruptive
Teablin Teashop
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💗 Cute and cozy game
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and graphics
- 🕹️ Fun and relaxing gameplay
- 👍 No forced ads
- 🌱 Enjoyable tea shop management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- ⏱️ Limited energy/time to play
- 🔀 Difficulty changing teablin placement
- 🤔 Unclear mechanics for some features
Bugs and requests
Bug & Seek
Reported bugs
8 issues- DLC not recognized as owned
- Insectarium maxed, no room for bugs
- Bugs disappeared after season change
- Game restarts when closed
- Expansion content not showing up
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- Paying didn't unlock content
- Furniture placement bug (aquarium opens storage)
- Ads on iOS are over a minute long
Requested features
8 requests- Add controller accessibility
- Include Latin names for bugs
- Add scientific names for bugs
- More expansions/DLC
- Search/filter in field guide
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- Apple Pencil support
- Build a home or greenhouse
- Add botany elements
Teablin Teashop
Reported bugs
4 issues- Teablin sizes becoming distorted
- Daily login rewards not working correctly
- Inability to open the tea shop after tutorial
- Teablin cleaning not working as intended
Requested features
5 requests- More mini-games and activities
- Ability to visit and interact with other players' gardens
- Expanded customization options for tea shop and teablins
- Additional languages supported
- Improved energy/time management system
In-app purchases
Bug & Seek
- English (U.S.)$6.99
Teablin Teashop
- Energy Set$0.99
- Starter Set$0.99
- Candy 220$1.49
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- 30 day AD Free$2.49
- Halloween Compact Set$3.49
- Teashop Ticket Package$3.49
- Beginner Fishing Pack$3.49
- Small Party Set$3.49
- Spring Beginner Set$3.49
- Observer Set$3.49
- Candy 530$3.49
- Valentine Essentials Set$3.49
- Senior Set$3.99
- Heart Potion Set$4.49
- 30 day Teablin Bless$4.99
- Weekly Candy Package$6.99
- Season Pass$6.99
- Barista Teablin Set$6.99
- Candy 1,150$6.99
- Leader Set$6.99
- Monthly VIP Pass$7.99
- Mania Set$7.99
- Halloween VIP Pass$10.99
- Candy 1,820$10.99
- Season VIP pass$10.99
- Summer Pass$10.99
- Party Pass$10.99
- Contest VIP Pass$10.99
- Spring Pass$10.99
- Contest Boost Set$10.99
- Season VIP Pass$10.99
- Halloween Giant Set$15.99
- Fishing Master Set$15.99
- Huge Party Set$15.99
- Spring Premium Set$15.99
- Valentine Feast Set$15.99
- Candy 6,100$34.99
Questions
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